For the second Sunday in Lent, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 13:31-35. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text here.) The passage has two distinct sections. They do tie together as one scene, but they have different subjects, different literary styles, and very different emotional tones. The first is passion […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 4:1-13 — The Temptation of Christ
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 4:1-13, the temptation of Christ. I love the story, and hope you’ll read my Monday Meditation on it here from a while back. It’s one of those texts where the details contradict every point I think I recollect […]
A Children’s Sermon for Ash Wednesday
Today, by special request of a faithful reader, I offer you a children’s sermon for Ash Wednesday. (You can see a more historical and exegetical post on Ash Wednesday here.) If you are a regular here, you know I publish a children’s sermon each week based on the Gospel reading assigned in the Revised Common […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 9:28-36–The Transfiguration
It’s Transfiguration Sunday this week, so here’s my children’s sermon on Luke 9:28-36. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this passage here.) The lectionary makes the next section of the chapter an optional extended version of the reading. I’m opting not to include it. Since it’s Transfiguration Sunday, the first part is crucial. […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:15-17 21-22 — The Baptism of Jesus
This Sunday is “The Baptism of the Lord,” so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 3:15-17 21-22. As I wrote in my Monday Meditation on this text a while back, this is the story that the Orthodox celebrate at Epiphany. They call it “Theophany.” This is the key moment that reveals the nature […]
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